Jane's Defense News

Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD), a unit of the South Korean national airline, has secured a contract from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) to manufacture a new tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system for the Republic of Korea Army (RoKA), a company official

President Barack Obama, during his final 'State of the Union' address, sought to moderate US national security concerns regarding terrorism. Obama's speech was relatively light on defence issues, and he only mentioned a handful of conflicts - including continued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan - in

EVENT On 12 January 2016, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) announced on social media that one of the group's assault teams had destroyed a mobile phone tower owned by Telenor, in Swabi district, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. In the statement posted on the TTP media site Umar Media, the

US IT services firm Preferred Systems Solutions (PSS) announced on 12 January that it was acquiring cloud-computing firm Tetra Concepts. Details of the deal were not disclosed. Tetra undertakes a range of cloud computing and analytics for US Department of Defense and intelligence community

Russia is to activate three more of its 'Voronezh'-series long-range early warning radar systems in 2016, as it looks to fully recapitalise its ground-based ballistic missile defence network by the end of the decade, state media announced on 12 January. Along with a further two radar stations that

The public promise from Pakistan's powerful army chief, General Raheel Sharif, of "a strong response from Pakistan" in the case of "any threat to Saudi Arabia's territorial integrity" has unleashed speculation over the extent to which Islamabad is preparing to step up military

Key Points USN surface budgets have been reduced by 1-3% over the past five years With less money to spend, the navy is pushing for dual- and multi-use weapons and sensors With US Navy (USN) surface force budgets declining by 1-3% in the past five years, navy planners are pushing to fit existing

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of the Tata Group's major defence subsidiaries, has announced strong growth in revenues and earnings as it looks to expand its military-technical capabilities. The company, headquartered in Mumbai, announced on 12 January that third-quarter revenues in fiscal

The US Air Force (USAF) flew a Boeing B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber over South Korea on 10 January in a display of support for Seoul following a nuclear bomb test by Pyongyang days previously. The B-52H was escorted over South Korea by a USAF Lockheed Martin KF-16 Fighting Falcon and

Americas Brazil - 12 Jan 2016: In Brasília, MST and MTST members opposed to the privatisation of Goiás state energy utility CELG occupied the Ministry of Mining and Energy building. Mexico - 13 Jan 2016: Morelos Governor Graco Ramírez said that 13 mayors had faced threats from armed

Afghanistan has ordered a further 12 MD Helicopters Inc (MDHI) MD 530F Cayuse Warrior ('Jengi' [Warrior]) light attack platforms to add to the 16 it currently fields, the company announced on 11 January. The Afghan Air Force (AAF) is to receive the 12 additional helicopters equipped with the same

The Airbus Group has appointed a new executive to drive the company's efforts to increase its industrial footprint in India. On 11 January, Airbus appointed Ashish Saraf Vice-President - Industry Development, Strategic Partnerships and Offsets. Airbus said Saraf would drive group initiatives to

The first of 33 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters for Israel has begun assembly on the Fort Worth production line in Texas, the company announced on 10 January. The bulkhead of the first conventional take-off and landing (CTOL) F-35A, dubbed AS-1, began the mating process to

EVENT On 11 January 2016, Reuters reported that gunmen wearing suicide vests detonated their explosives inside the Jawhara shopping mall in the New Baghdad area, and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) was also detonated nearby, killing 18 people and wounding 50. The Islamic State

China's Ministry of National Defence (MND) announced on 11 January a restructuring of the country's Central Military Commission (CMC), with a view to consolidate the CMC's authority and centralise the structure of the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The restructuring - led by President Xi Jinping,

AT LEAST 23 people were killed and 52 others were wounded in a double suicide attack in the town of Muqdadiyah in Iraq's Diyala province on 11 January, Reuters reported. The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, adding it was targeting rejectionists referring to Shia Muslims.

Key Points Estonia has bought 35 CV90 vehicle hulls from Norway The supplementary vehicles are in addition to the 44 CV90s purchased from the Netherlands in 2014 Estonia has bought additional CV90 armoured fighting vehicles (AFV) for its armed forces, signing a contract for 35 more CV90 hulls

India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) on 11 January approved changes to the upcoming Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2016 by according priority to indigenous defence equipment over imported materiel. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) headed by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar also raised -

Indra has won a EUR77 million (USD83.6 million) order to develop a flight simulator system for the Spanish Armed Forces' NHIndustries NH90 utility helicopters, the company announced on 12 January. Due to be ready for 2020, it will be located at Agoncillo Air Base in northern Spain and be linked

AT LEAST 18 people - including two police officers - were killed and an unspecified number of others were wounded when Islamic State militants attacked the Al-Jawaher mall in the predominantly Shia Muslim district of Jadida in Iraq's capital Baghdad on 11 January, Reuters reported. The militants